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UseAndCare
A Note To You 2
Important Safety
Using Your
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Refrigerator
Caring For Your
Refrigerator 13
Food Storage
Guide 15
If You Need
Assistance
Or Service 17
Warranty 20
NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZERS
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A Note To You Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance. You have purchased a quality, world-class home appliance. Years of engineering experience have gone into its manufacturing. To ensure that you will enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we have developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information on how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail the Ownership Registration Card provided w
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Important Safety Instructions To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when basic precautions: using your refrigerator, follow these l Never clean refrigerator parts with l Read all instructions before using the refrigerator. flammable fluids. The fumes can create a fire hazard or explosion. l Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of the past. Junked or . FOR YOUR SAFETY l abandoned refrigerators are still danger- DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR ous . . .
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Parts And Features This section contains captioned illustrations of your appliance. Use them to become familiar with where all parts and features are located and what they look like. Ice cube Freezer trays shelf Ice bin . Utility compartment e Control panel - Butter - compartment Model and serial H Shelf glide number H label (on side wall) Meat drawer ’ Extra deep Utility bin - , door shelf Adjustable wire shelves ’ Leveling roller (behind-base \ grille) Base grille
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Before Using Your Refrigerator In This Section Page Page Cleaning it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Installing it properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Leveling it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Plugging it in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 It is important to prepare your refrigerator for use. This
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Installing it properly 1. Allow 1.25 cm (% inch) space on each side and at the top of the refrigerator for ease of installation. 2. If the hinge side of the refrigerator is to be against a wall, you might want to leave extra space so the door can be opened wider. 3. The refrigerator can be flush against the wall. Leveling it Right to raise; Your refrigerator has 2 front leveling lelt to lower screws-one on the right and one on the left. To adjust one or both of these, follow the
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Using Your Refrigerator In This Section Page Page Removing the freezer shelf.. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ Setting the controls 7 10 Using the ice cube trays .................. Changing the control settings . . . . . . . . . . . 8 light bulbs .ll Adjusting the shelf glide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Changing the ................ Removing the base grille ................. 11 Adjusting the refrigerator shelves . ...9 .12 Reve
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Exterior moisture control The Exterior Moisture Control operates electric heaters around the door openings. These heaters help keep moisture from forming on the outside of the refrigerator cabinet. 1. Use the OFF setting when humidity is low. 2. Use the ON setting if moisture forms on the outside of the refrigerator cabinet. Changing the control settings If you need to adjust temperatures in l Adjust the Refrigerator Control first. refrigerator or freezer, use the settings listed l
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Adjusting the shelf glide The shelf glide can be used to secure odd- shaped items or to separate other items. To adjust the shelf glide: 1. Grasp glide. 2. Slide glide along track. Adjusting the refrigerator shelves Shelves can be adjusted to match the way you use your refrigerator. To remove shelves: 1. Remove items from shelf. 2. Tilt shelf up at front. 3. Lift back of shelf. 4. Pull shelf straight out. To replace shelves: 1. Guide the rear shelf hooks into the slots in the she
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Removing the crispers and crisper cover Pull out to the To remove the crispers: stop, lift the front 1. Slide the crisper straight out to the stop. and pull again. 2. Lift the front. 3. Slide out the rest of the way. 4. Replace in reverse order. To remove the cover: 1. Push up glass insert from the bottom, then slide it out with both hands. 2. Lift front of cover frame. 3. Pull cover frame up and out. Remove the 4. Remove metal cover support. glass insert. To replace the cover:
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Changing the light bulbs Electrical Shock Hazard Before removing a light bulb, either unplug the refrigerator or disconnect the electricity leading to the refrigerator at the main power supply. Failure to do so could result in electri- cal shock or personal injury. To change the refrigerator light: 1. Disconnect refrigerator from power supply. 2. Reach behind the Control Panel to remove bulb. 3. Replace with a 40-watt appliance bulb. 4. Reconnect refrigerator to power supply. NOT
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Reversing the door swing You can change the hinges on your refrig- erator so the doors open the other way. Refer to the instruction sheet included with your refrigerator. Understanding the sounds you may hear Your new refrigerator may make sounds that Water sounds your old one didn’t. Because the sounds are When the refrigerator stops running, you new to you, you might be concerned about may hear gurgling in the tubing for a few them. Don’t be. Most of the new sounds are minutes aft
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Caring For Your Refrigerator In This Section Page Page Power interruptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 refrigerator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Cleaning your moving care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Holiday and Your refrigerator is built to give you many years of dependable service. However, there are a few things you can do to help extend its product life. This section will tell you how to clean your refrigerator and what to do when going on ho
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WHAT TO USE HOW TO CLEAN PART Sponge or cloth with l Remove base grille. (See page 11.) Defrost pan mild detergent and l To remove defrost pan, lift pan over wire warm water brace (remove tape; if any). l Wash, rinse and dry thoroughly. l Replace with notched corner to the rear. Push it in all the way. l Make sure defrost pan drain tube is pointing into pan. l Replace base grille. Vacuum cleaner with Condenser coils l Remove base grille. extended narrow l Vacuum coils when dusty
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Power interruptions OR If electricity goes off, call the power com- pany. Ask how long power will be off. (c) If neither a food locker or dry ice is available, use or can perishable food 1. If service is to be interrupted 24 hours or at once. less, keep both doors closed. This will help foods stay frozen. 3. A full freezer will stay cold longer than a partly filled one. A freezer full of meat will 2. If service is to be interrupted longer than stay cold longer than a freezer full of
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Meat Eggs Most meat can be stored in original wrap- Store without washing in the original carton ping as long as it is air and moisture proof. on interior shelf. Rewrap if necessary. See the following chart Milk for storaae times. Wipe milk cartons. For best storage, place APPROXIMATE TIME milk on interior shelf. (DAYS)+ TYPE Butter or margarine 1 to 2 1 Chicken I Keep opened butter in covered dish or 1 to2 Ground beef closed compartment. When storing an extra 3 to 5 Steaks
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If You Need Assistance Or Service This section is designed to help you save the cost of a service call. Part 1 of this section outlines possible problems, their causes, and actions you can take to solve each problem. Parts 2 and 3 tell you what to do if you still need assistance or service. When calling an authorized Whirlpool service company for help or calling for service, please provide a detailed description of the problem, your appliance’s complete model and serial numbers and the pu
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Remember: 3. If you need FSP’ replace- Motor running time depends on different ment parts . . . things: number of door openings, amount of FSP is a registered trademark of Whirlpool food stored, temperature of the room, setting Corporation for quality parts. Look for this of controls, etc. symbol of quality whenever you need a Your new refrigerator may be larger than replacement part for your Whirlpool appli- your old one so it has more space to be ance. FSP replacement parts will f
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WHIRLPOOL Refrigerator Warranty LENGTH OF WARRANTY WHIRLPOOL WILL PAY FOR FSP’ replacement parts and repair labor to correct defects FULL ONE-YEAR in materials or workmanship. Service must be provided by WARRANTY an authorized Whirlpool service company. From Date of Purchase FSP replacement parts and repair labor to correct defects FULL FIVE-YEAR WARRANTY in materials or workmanship in the sealed refrigeration system. These parts are: From Date of Purchase 1. Compressor 2. Evapora
